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Posted by The.IRC on November 30th, 2009
2009 marks the 18th anniversary of the “16 days of Activism Against Gender Violence” campaign. We recently shared the story of our IRC colleague Annabelle Mubi, who works in refugee camps in Thailand helping women and girls who experience domestic or sexual violence. more »
Posted in Women, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, 16 Days, Annabelle Mubi, domestic violence, GBV, humanitarian, Karen, Women's Rights |
Posted by The.IRC on November 25th, 2009
Posted in Women | Tags: refugees, 16 Days, domestic violence, GBV, humanitarian |
Posted by The.IRC on November 20th, 2009
The Huffington Post’s Victoria Fine interviewed the IRC’s Eduardo Garcia Rolland to mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Convention on the Rights of a Child – which is today. more »
Posted in Children & Youth | Tags: refugees, Huffington Post, humanitarian, un |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 20th, 2009
Today is the 20th anniversary of the UN's Convention on the Rights of the Child. Only two countries have yet to join the global community in ratifying this important agreement that protects children: Somalia -- and the United States. Join the IRC in urging President Obama and Congress to ratify the convention without delay. more »
Posted in Children & Youth | Tags: refugees, child, humanitarian, un, United Nations |
Posted by The.IRC on November 13th, 2009
Posted in Children & Youth, Women | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, National Geographic |
Posted by The.IRC on November 11th, 2009
Posted in United States | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, humanitarian, Misha Cohen, NYC | 2 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 9th, 2009
When commercial lender CIT filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, American taxpayers lost $2.3 billion to a wasted bailout. That's a lot of money. To drive home the point, business writer Lawrence Delevingne asked the IRC and some other humanitarian groups how $2.3 billion could have been spent to help out in the developing world. more »
Posted in Health | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Malaria |
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